Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Hospital Dentistry
Christiana Care Health System
Wilmington, Delaware
Daniel J. Meara, MS, MD, DMD, MHCDS, FACS is Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Hospital Dentistry at Christiana Care Health System in Delaware. In addition, he is director of research, scholarly activity, and simulation for the oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program. Prior to joining Christiana Care, he completed a craniomaxillofacial surgery fellowship at West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center. Prior to that, he completed oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Dr. Meara earned a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Notre Dame. In addition, he has a master's degree in toxicology from Michigan State University, a medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, a dental degree from the University of Alabama and he graduated from Dartmouth College in 2018 with a master’s degree in healthcare delivery science. Also, Dr. Meara spent research time at the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Meara is board certified and a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS). He is also a fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ACOMS), the American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons (AACMFS), the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and the International College of Dentists (ICD). Dr. Meara is a prior recipient of the Christiana Care Health System Rising Star Award and of the AAOMS Faculty Educator Development Award. Dr. Meara is a past chair of the AAOMS Special Committee on Virtual Meetings and the Committee on Continuing Education and Professional Development. Further, Dr. Meara is the prior AAOMS commissioner and immediate past chair of the ADA Commission on Continuing Education and Provider Recognition. Dr. Meara is a recent past president of the Delaware Academy of Medicine and is a current executive committee member for the Middle Atlantic Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, president of the Delaware Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a board regent for the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
GP3b - Trauma and TMJ Track: Hot-off-the-Press and Abstract Session
Friday, September 13, 2024
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM EDT
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
SS02 - Management of Mandible Condyle Fractures: What Is the Best Evidence?
Saturday, September 14, 2024
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM EDT
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
SS13 - Office-Based Anesthesia: New Drugs, Complications and Patient Selection
Saturday, September 14, 2024
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM EDT
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose